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More than 20 killed in bus crash near Kenya-Uganda border
At least 21 people were killed and 49 others injured when a bus heading for the Kenyan capital Nairobi crashed…
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Big money is choking India’s free press — and its democracy
Somdeep Sen When popular Indian television journalist Ravish Kumar announced his resignation from New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) — the country’s oldest…
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 319
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy declared the unilateral ceasefire ordered by Russian President Vladimir Putin over the Orthodox Christmas a failure. “They said…
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How Ghana, Africa’s rising star, ended up in economic turmoil
Doris Oduro sits at her small, almost-empty store in Odorkor, a suburb of Ghana’s capital, Accra. The single mother of…
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Excitement as China opens borders to quarantine-free travel
China has lifted pandemic restrictions on foreign travel, ending quarantine requirements for inbound travellers and with it, nearly three years…
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Polls close in Benin parliamentary election
Polling stations have closed in Benin as voters went to the polls for a parliamentary election seen as a test…
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Israel revokes travel permits of senior Palestinian officials
The Palestinian foreign minister says Israel has revoked his travel permit, part of a series of punitive steps against the…
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Dozens killed after buses collide in central Senegal
At least 40 people have been killed and 87 injured after two buses collided near Kaffrine in central Senegal. The…
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Pakistan’s finance minister to meet IMF delegation in Geneva
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will meet Pakistan’s finance minister on the sidelines of a conference in Geneva as…
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NATO turns down Serbia’s request to deploy troops in Kosovo
NATO’s mission in Kosovo has turned down a Serbian government request to send up to 1,000 Serbian police and army…
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